My Kodak hero 5.1 is junk not fit for purpose. Gets through ink at a ridiculous rate hows yours?
32856
Yeah, I was buying ink every month just to print less than 20 pages per month. I finally junked it and bought a HP Office Jet Pro 8600 in June 2013. It's now 2015 and I have not yet replaced the original inks that came with printer. The good thing is you can print b/w when the color ink is out.
32857
Yup same problem here. I hate it. I purchased it because their commercials at the time said the ink lasted longer and was cheaper. What a lie!
32858
Mine the same, it's why I recycled the printer after a few months. Complete piece of junk
1995487
Im not sure...Im windows based. I love the printer though. But you might also want to contemplate that Kodak got out of the printer business to my dismay. This is my second Kodak and I have loved it. Pictures are great as well as the print quality. However, some stores have stopped stocking the ink which is the cheapest of anyone like Office Max. However, Kodak still selling the ink.
1720558
I had the exact same problem with the exact same papers! We had a pack of 20 Kodak photo paper (I believe we received it free in the mail or something.) After the 3 photos we printed on the Epson paper came out stunningly good, we tried the Kodaks, and they were terrible no matter what settings I tried.
1357379
Sounds like a bad printhead. You can try replacing it for about $40, or check to see if it's still under warranty. You may need receipts, warranty cards, UPC symbols and a notarized affidavit from your priest to get them to honor their warranty. I personally solved the same problem by smashing my ESP 2170 with a large sledgehammer and vowing never to buy another Kodak product.
408161
The part that holds the ink cartridges gets blocked with dried ink if not used regularly. I went to Kodak's site & sent an email directly to their complaint department. They responded, asked me for my mailing address, and sent me a replacement part. I was happy with their quick response but probably won't buy a printer like this one again.
2213066
The ink i got sucked as well .. i havent had any problems with the equipment . I did have to adjust it .. i contacted the company through email an reported the issue with the ink ... they resolved the issue with it after notifying them of the problem
730718
I'm having the same issue. The camera has never worked. It freezes as soon as I take one picture. I just bought it in July, so I'm sending it to an authorized repair shop (as per Kodak), to see if they can help. It does reset if I pop out the battery, but it takes one photo, and then locks up again.
2266829
It wasn't that great. I only was able to print off a dozen pictures that looked like crap before it died. The Kodak Printer was a little better but not by much. The only good thing about it was the ink and the paper was cheaper then HP and the others.
1387891
I had same problem. There was no fix after working with Kodak technician. Printer had worked flawlessly for two years. Technician offered a free refurbished printer (same print cartridges but no fax) with 90 day warrantee...I pay shipping cost...$10. This print head jam seems to a common problem. It is not a paper issue.
2208091
I just got my lexmark pro 705. I tried to print business cards (Avery 8873). It has trashed every sheet, refusing to load it. The printer goes ahead and prints on nothing and then when it tries to kick out the paper it indicates a jam.
1265935
Your experience with Kodak's customer "service" is the same as mine. Worthless! Sorry, I don't know how to solve your issue. I've tossed my Kodak and wouldn't go near another.
1980977
It's anybody's guess. I purchased a 15 a few months ago and it went dry within 2 months. And that's with minimal printer use. Shaking it up hard seems to help. I was too lazy to try and get a new one again since it's from an individual seller and not a store.
87120
I don't think you can! That is one reason why mine went into the garbage! I think it is shameful that Kodak programmed the printer that way and will not purchase another Kodak printer. I like my new Canon much better!
2238929
Absolutely not. I would not buy this printer again. Don't think I'd buy a Kodak again. Love their cameras though.
2002590
Hello, I purchased this set of replacement ink twice. The color ink worked OK but the black failed after printing at about a quarter of use. I went back to Kodak. I asked for a resolution of my problem with no success.
1063792
Agreed. The ink runs out incredibly fast! I feel like after 10-20pg the quality starts waning and it only gets worse until I need to buy more ink, yet again.
296781
You can also go through the printer's maintenance and try have the printer perform a print head cleaning as well. I was having some major problems with mine too (it just turned out that I was using cheap ink).